global warming and the rise of asia: a conversation with amitav ghosh and prasenjit duara

Friday, February 12, 2016 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The New School in New York City

WHAT:	The India China Institute at The New School presents "Global Warming & the Rise of Asia: A Conversation with Amitav Ghosh and Prasenjit Duara," a conversation with two renowned intellectuals on climate change and capitalism in Asia. Ghosh and Duara will use a historical and contemporary lens to argue for Asia's leading role in addressing the environmental challenges that humanity and the planet face today. The event will be moderated by NYU Professor of History and ICI research scholar David Ludden.
WHO:	Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He is the author of one book of non-fiction, a collection of essays and eight novels, of which the most recent is "Flood of Fire." His books have won prizes in India, Europe and Myanmar and he has been awarded honorary degrees by the Sorbonne, Paris, and by Queens College, New York. He divides his time between Brooklyn, Goa and Kolkata. Prasenjit Duara is the Oscar Tang Chair of East Asian Studies at Duke University. Born and educated in India, he received his PhD in Chinese history from Harvard University. He was professor of History and East Asian Studies at University of Chicago (1991-2008) and Raffles Professor and Director of Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore (2008-2015). His latest book is The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Cambridge 2014).
WHEN:	Friday, February 12, 2016, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE:	The New School’s John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003
TICKETS:	Free tickets to the event can be found at https://climatechangeasia.eventbrite.com. Members of the media should RSVP with Scott Gargan at [email protected] or 212.229.5667 x 3794.

Established in 2005, The India China Institute (ICI) teaches and explores new research and to provide opportunities for both The New School and our international network of innovative scholars, leaders and opinion-makers to engage in critical inquiries involving China, India and the United States. Within the past decade ICI has been successful in the promotion of the academic and public understanding on these issues through providing research and scholarship opportunities through fellowships, courses, publications, public lectures and conferences. Learn more at www.indiachinainstitute.org.

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